Security
How much personal information can our phone apps gather through location tracking? To answer this question, two researchers—Mirco Musolesi (University of Bologna, Italy) and Benjamin Baron (University College London, UK)—carried ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Business
Congress is asking Apple and Google to warn users about apps that pose "national security risks" days after the government showed interest in banning TikTok.
Jul 17, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Blind people, like sighted people, post on Instagram, swipe on Tinder, and text photos of their children to a group chat. They also use photos to learn about their visual surroundings.
Dec 2, 2021
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Internet
Elon Musk's recent rebranding of Twitter as X is a step toward the CEO's goal of developing an "everything app." Musk's vision is for X to mark the spot for all your digital needs—to chat with your friends, order groceries, ...
Aug 12, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner plans to introduce a bill this week that will allow the U.S. to ban Chinese technology, including popular social media platform TikTok.
Mar 8, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Subtle labels that tip off how online recommendation systems choose their selections, such as book and movie choices, may influence whether people trust those systems, according to a team of researchers. They may also tip ...
May 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In 2022, Indonesia hosted around 215 million internet users, who spent an average of more than eight hours on the internet every day.
Apr 4, 2023
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Internet
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, as cybersecurity experts have tracked a rise in online scams related to the novel coronavirus. Using concerns about the novel coronavirus, cyber criminals have ...
May 21, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said "knowledge is power," he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years later.
Jul 6, 2022
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Internet
When people see that they can control their privacy settings on websites and apps that offer entertainment or product recommendations, they tend to be more trusting of those sites, according to researchers.
Apr 26, 2019
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